Alexander Poulides is 42-years-old and told the San Jose Mercury Newsthat he grabbed a banana off a concession cart and threw it toward the field due to the Giants’ performance in the 10-2 loss to the Orioles. When he saw the outcome following his actions, he mustered the following apology.

“I’m embarrassed and shocked by the outcome. In hindsight, I wish I didn’t do it and I apologize. I’m very sorry.”

Yes, in hindsight, a grown man wishes he had not thrown produce at professional baseball players. Poulides went on to emphasize that his banana toss was not racially motivated. From the Mercury News report:

Above all, Poulides stressed repeatedly that the incident was not racially motivated, as some had speculated. His action was not directed at Jones, but at the Giants and their poor performance, he said.

The banana wasn’t intended for Jones? Fine. Does it make his actions any less deplorable? No. He still threw food on the field like a three-year-old tired of his SpaghettiO’s. If you want to express frustration with your team’s performance, you are free to do so. You can yell, you can boo, you can write a really mean tweet. There are plenty of ways to express displeasure before you are left with only “throw a banana.”

The Giants released the following statement regarding the incident, but did not confirm that Poulides was the offending party:

“We would like to extend our sincerest apologies to Adam and the entire Orioles organization for this unfortunate incident. The inappropriate actions of this individual in no way reflect the values of our organization and our fans.”

We cannot put ourselves in Poulides’ head or heart, so who is to say what the intentions of his actions were. What we do know is that he acted like a petulant child at a baseball game, and like any petulant child, will face the consequences of his actions.

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